Hi, there. I'm Jim. Welcome to my phlog!This site was written for Las Vegas, then LouisVille. Now, it seems to be about anywhere. In these phlogs, you'll see a lot of my personal notes and pictures. I like to post my observations here to remember life and celebrate it. I'm not religious. I don't pray for good fortune. I'm ecstatically grateful for the gift of life and I think our time should be remembered and not taken for granted. I'm not a writer. I think pictures tell stories so much better than words. I love just about everything in this life, and, I guess that would have to include you. So, if you've seen me, don't be surprised if your picture is in here somewhere. Of all the critters, people are absolutely the most interesting.

From Saturday to SundayWe cherished the festivities. Becky and I drove 6 hours from Pittsburgh. Most of the Fredrichs clan drove 12 hours from Wisconsin. The partying, fireworks, variety of people, airshow, and just being in Louisville made this occasion a very special event. Even the guy who came by and broke my truck added a special spice when he said "I fixed your truck". I loved it, and the Fredrichs have become sort of a family to me. WE HAD GREAT TIMES YA'LL !!

Thunder Over Louisville kicks off the Kentucky Derby on 4/18/2009. It is one of the top 10 events to see in the US.Over 500,000 thrill seeking people are expected to show up for the event.This calendared Stories is here to remind me to plan on going to the events.Rod's family is coming, and I'm pretty sure everyone sets up on a camping area near the river.

SNOW, those beautiful gentle flakes falling from the sky, covering the ground, making everything glisten white when the sun comes out. I lilke it too. Most of the people here say they can't wait for the spring, but for me, its just another beautiful day. Hopefully, it won't be snowing on the 18th.I'm not sure if I'll want to camp in downtown Louisville when its 40 outside. We'll see what the weather brings.

Bet you didn't expect to see my picwith these trees! We've seen almost all of the seasons in Pittsburgh this year. I'll put some summer pix in this spot later.Meanwhile, its my Birthday todayYea, thats right! Spank me baby! Gimme 53 and 1 to think about.

As I was working with a fellow Support person (in training) today, a problem came up. We used my new Support Menu to check it out, which resolved the problem quick.That was cool.Also, his boss borrowed my electric cigarette to show other people.He's all enthused. I told him, hey, you have an S-Corp in PA, I have one in NV, I also have the paper work, Lets market this thing!!!I know I've when I've seen something good, and my electric cigarette is one of my latest gadgets.Its pretty much unknown to the US, and there is no marketting for it yet. So, we could be on the ground floor.On the other hand, I really like the way things are now. I wonder what I'd be if I had a lot of money.We could get rich off of this thing...we're both go-getters as the term used to go. But...Someone has to turn on the ignition and take the wheel.

Now its not like you think!!!These are professionals like myself, who are temporarily displaced here in Pittsburgh, and they all are both attractive, and nice or either or neither :^).We went to an Irish Pub in Cranberry, where they had happy hour AND appetizers for $6 between 5pm and 7pm.We got 6 stuffed mushrooms that were as big as my foot, and burgers as big as my head!!!We had a lot of fun.In other news, we just saw Las Vegas on national newsThey were talking about people torching their cars for the insurance, however, I'd swear I've got pictures of the car and truck they were hauling off of Lake Mead Blvd near the lake. I took them over a year ago. I thought it was so interesting, I walked from the road down through a gulch to get to them...Makes me want to say hmmmmmm about what we see on the news.

Mullaney's is an Irish PubWe've got a good group at my job site. Becky and I got together with two of my coworkers, to see/learn Ceilee dancing (bad spelling). We had fun, and the dancing lessons were interesting. My ears are still ringing from fiddlers tunes though.I think it might have been happy hour for senior citizens when we got there. It sure made me feel younger! Oh Yea!!!

We went to Erie, Pa. Watched the sunset over Lake Erie. Hung out and at a local pub off of the lake. Drove around downtown.We talked to Sonny almost the whole hour and a half back to Wexford on the Truck Phone. That was great.Coming back through Cranberry, Pa, it was all lit up, and a lot more exciting than anything I'd seen in Erie.I thought that was strange, that a small town like Cranberry could be so much more exciting than a city off of the Great Lakes.Anyway, the rest of the weekend was about chatting, writing code and playing Wii. What a life. This weekend seemed to last a month.Renee set up a three-way conversation with us and GMa. We enjoyed that a lot.To cap off the weekend, we ate at the Outback, where we got a couple of steaks and a weeks worth of leftovers.Just another weekend, but, we enjoyed every day.

The Outback in Wexford, PAWinter has ended, and we are still seeing snow, but an Outback is an Outback whereever you go. Click on the pic below, then right click, for an interesting background on your PC.

After I got off work on Friday, Becky and I decided to see Lake Erie. It's about 100 miles north from here. My step mother (Lottie Cutlar) passed away there last week, while we were in Vegas. It's amazing how much can be seen within a few hours of driving. BTW-My Grandfather burned this into me. Every Sunday, we'd go to some park, or forest near Paducah, Ky.Thanks Grandfather !